it s also possible to use an old Roland OCTAPAD ... i have it in version 1 , the one from 1983 , it is capable to send MIDI "program change" instead of regular midi notes ... this way you can switch between 8 kits on the fly ... I assume later models also can do this ...

But be carefull , switchin kits on the Drumit 5 is not instantaneous ... it takes a little time , much less than half a second , depending of the Dsounds size maybe ... that can cause the first kick stroke to be silent .

I have issues with drumit 5 module associated with a macbook through a simple midi-usb cable. (The one from Prodipe)It eventually worked in the past, but I often had this issue and today I just can't make it work.

Here are my "symptoms" :- So, I don't have notes caught in any software, cubase, garageband etc.- When using midi monitor, It shows some activity whenever I hit a pad, but with message "Invalid" and data "3 bytes".- It is visible in the midi studio, and testing to send notes to the module from the computer works.

All ideas are welcome, I really wish I had midi working to record some tracks

Thx!

try the midi cable with a midi keyboard if you have one , if it still dont work .... it s time to buy another interface

there is also this software for building DSOUNDS made by Louis , a 2BOX early user , called DSOUNDTOOL . With this one you can simply put a wav file with all hits and it will automatically convert it to a DSOUND .